Executive Says Deal Wouldn't Harm Home Users or Content Companies

A Comcast executive said Friday the company's planned $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable would create new competition in the commercial market for broadband Internet access without harming home users or content companies.

In an interview, Comcast executive vice president David L. Cohen said the combined company would be more able to compete with phone carriers like AT&T and Verizon to provide Internet access to small and...